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Chapter Seven

Dark ached. He ached to get out of the small car hidden in the shadows and stretch his wings. He ached to go back to his home; to pretend that Daisuke wasn't the prince of the kingdom. To spend the rest of his days with Daisuke hidden in their own little world. Goodness knows they didn't need the real one. No, they could bury themselves in adventures far, far away. He wished and ached for all of this dearly. Because the fact was, when they got to the castle, Daisuke would no longer be his.

It was a thought that Dark loathed. So much so that when either Hiwatari or his precious Daisuke tried talking to him he merely gave them a glare and diverted his attention to the window, sulking. And while Hiwatari knew what was going on, Daisuke didn't. Was it something he had done? Dark knew he was upsetting his boyfriend, but at the moment he didn't care. What did it matter, if he couldn't be with Daisuke? His violet eyes, that had rarely ever shed any tears, were reaching breaking point. But he knew he couldn't cry. Because that would make Daisuke worry, and he had to be strong for him. For Daisuke.

The small car was in fact a miniature limo, so Hiwatari rolled up that little window that seperated the front from the back. Daisuke was delighted. He trusted Hiwatari with his life and all his secrets but it was just hard to talk to Dark when people where there. He just...choked up. But now with the saftey of the thick black glass seperating him and Dark from the rest of the world, Daisuke pulled all of his courage and jabbed Dark in the shoulder.

"The hell...?" he shouted, wincing in pain.

Daisuke recoiled a bit. He was off in his own world. I just hope he wasn't thinking anything important. Giving a soft cough, Daisuke waved his hand in front of Dark's face. He grabbed it and pushed it away, hurting Daisuke a little.

"I see you," Dark said bluntly. "What do you want?"

Daisuke huffed in indignence. Slave for five years or no slave for five years, Daisuke had retained every ounce of his pride throughout the years and was finally able to let all of his feelings loose. Which is what he did. Feelings of hate, love, and confusion spilled out of Daisuke as he launched himself at Dark. They hit a bumpy place in the rode and the car rose up and down with each rock they hit but Daisuke didn't focus on that. Niether was Dark. Both were focused on what Daisuke was doing right at the moment.

As above mentioned, Daisuke hated Dark. Hated him for everything he'd ever done to humiliate him. From the time he first saw the demon to the time he learned Dark had killed his parents to right right now. Right now where he had been ignoring the one possible perosn who cared about him more than anyone else in this pathetic world. Daisuke wanted Dark to know how much he hated him so he began punching any part of Dark he could reach. Any part at all--it didn't matter.

Also stated above, Daisuke loved Dark. Every tender gesture, every kiss on the mouth--Dark set Daisuke free in a way that no one could. So with each place upon Dark's body that he hit, he also kissed it. A kiss to make it better... Dark shivered as his mind tried to contemplate; to understand Daisuke's actions. But he was at a loss for an explanation. That is, until he hugged him.

Yes, he dropped the previous two actions and just hugged Dark. Wet tears flowed down his cheeks, no different from the ones he's been shedding for the past ten years of his life but in a way the purest of those tears. The best of the best. Daisuke burried his face in Dark's neck, breathing in the familiar scent. A mix of blood and chocolate. Dark chocolate. His body trembled, afraid of what was ahead. It seemed that just yesterday he had been first bathing with the pervert he had come to love so much.

"Where did it all go wrong?"

Dark looked down as Daisuke began to speak.

"Why... Why is the kingdom so bad that I have to go back?"

"Daisuke..."

"I don't know anything about ruling a kingdom, Dark. I can barely rule my own life!"

Here Daisuke pulled back, emotions burning in his eyes. His scrawny chest rose and fell with each breath he took until he was forced to bury himself back into Dark's neck. Dark, so angry at the world for making his Daisuke feel this way that it was all he could do not to tear the car in half. A sudden wind shook the car--a storm was coming. Not heavy enough so that they would have to worry but it would slow them considerably. Up in the front seat, Hiwatari pondered wether or not to tell this to Dark and Daisuke. But, weighing out the options, he figured they could figure it out themselves and besides...he didn't want to interrupt anything.

And it was true. Dark was ready to murder anyone for any little mistake they made. Daisuke's body trembled against his as the lightning flashed and the thunder rumbled. Daisuke wasn't a big fan of thunder or lightning. They made him think of fire. And fire...well...fire made him think unpleasant things. So he let those thoughts go and concentrated on his master. It was always scary when Dark became silent; tonight doubly so.

"It wasn't your fault, Daisuke."

"Wha...?"

"Once we get to the castle, you will have to be my slave again," Dark patted Daisuke's head.

"But I'm your slave now."

"No. You're my boyfriend."

Dark watched, amused, as those words sunk into Daisuke's brain. Not only was Dark telling him that he him, he was saying that Daisuke was...that Daisuke was...

...his equal.

A smiling Dark continued, "The place will be overrun with vermin--people who kill for power, people who kill for fame, and people who just kill. I'll give you a grand tour of your home when we arrive. And then, we'll bide our time. They won't suspect a thing either, for there is to be a big fancy ball for the current kings son--though I'm positive he's not blood related--and I've been on the invite list for a while. Do you understand?"

"Yes..."

"One by one," Dark whispered, "they'll start to disappear. And in the end only you and I will stand."

Daisuke shivered.

The castle was unlike any Daisuke had ever seen. Considering the fact that he'd only seen them in passing or in books, this was highly understandable. The limo pulled up in a circular driveway with a fountain in the middle, spewing the cleanest, purest water he'd ever seen. The big iron gate closed behind them. Eager and excited, he ran over to it and leaned over the edge, ready to dip his hand in. Dark yanked him back with a swift tug. If Daisuke didn't control himself, they'd all be dead before nightfall.

"Baka. See the cups?" Dark whispered; Daisuke nodded. "Bring me one."

The cups were set on a beautiful ivory table with precious stones set into it, and the cups were all clean and shiny. Daisuke picked one and scampered back to Dark, ignoring the looks he was getting by other guests. Dark took the cup from him and dipped in into the fountain, letting it fill with what Daisuke thought was water. But as Dark raised the cup to his lips and he took a sip, a taste that most certainly was not water entered his mouth. It felt...funny. Bubbly. It made him feel weak and dizzy at the knees. And as he started to fall, Dark caught him and gave him another sip.

"It's sparkling water."

Daisuke looked up at Dark, "It's good."

Dark laughed bluntly, "Yeah. Once upon a time everybody could get this stuff. Now only the richest of prats get it. My god, this place has gone to the dogs."

Daisuke was silent as Dark hooked his hands at the back of his knees and carried him bridal style into the castle. Hiwatari had disappeared somewhere, Dark noticed. Probably sucking up to the king with a big fancy present. How like him. Dark grinned. Still, it gave him the connections he would need if he was going to help Dark pull this off. He too would have to go and greet the king. But first...he needed to get Daisuke squared away and stuck in a good room. And he knew just the girl to hook him up. He whistled low and loud, waiting for it to carry through the whole castle to reach her. Since he'd been here on many an occasion, he knew the "locals" as he called them. And of all of them, he'd only taken a liking to one. The one that was coming down the stairs.

"Master Dark!"

Daisuke winced as he was suddenly sandwiched between Dark and some...girl. Wait--a girl? Daisuke fumed with jealousy. Who was hugging his Dark? He took a long gulp of air as they pulled away and he took a good look at the girl. She was cute, with pretty brown eyes and short, reddish-brown hair. Her smile was nice; much more genuine than the others were. And she regarded him with happiness. There was no hate, there was no suspicion. Daisuke found himself liking her immediately.

"Daisuke, this is Harada Riku. Riku, this is Daisuke."

"So nice to meet you!" Riku took his hand and vigouroulsy shook it. "Master Dark, beware of my sis. She's coming for you."

The words were barely out of her mouth before a loud squeal was heard and Daisuke was once again sandwiched. Longer hair than Riku's somehow found its way into his mouth until he was gagging and had to shove her off of him. She squeaked when he did, as if she was only just noticing him. And the way Dark was holding him. Something immediately flared in her eyes. Anger? Jealousy? Maybe a bit of both... Dark didn't fail to notice it, and hugged him closer.

"Hello Risa. Daisuke, this is Harada Risa. Risa, this is Daisuke."

"N-nice to meet you," Risa was still seething, but trying to be polite.

"Riku, will you take Daisuke up to my room and get him settled in?"

"Absolutely, Master Dark!"

Intent on angering Risa more, Dark pressed Daisuke very close to his body, whispered something in his ear, and set him down for Riku to take. She did so, grabbing his hand and dragging him up the stairs talking about random things that Daisuke had no clue whatsoever about what they meant or why she was telling him. He was a bit...apprehensive about leaving Dark down there with the other Harada. Riku seemed to notice this.

"Oh don't worry about Risa--Dark's never liked her."

Daisuke smiled in happiness.

"But wait...are you his slave, or something more?" Riku put a lot of emphasis on the more, causing Daisuke to blush.

"I...that is...I'm, uh, not sure."

"Oh, that's so sweet, and you have such a pretty voice!"

"T-thank you..."

"Now come! To your room we go!"

And once again Daisuke was dragged off, still staring at Dark and the female siren.

So, how was it? I'm posting it now instead of dragging it out because the library is kicking me out. /pout/ Hahahah--one of the librarians were reading it and they were absolutely disgusted. But I don't care about them, I care about you, readers! Aishiteru... Review please!